Data & Publications

Rhode Island Children’s Behavioral Health System is in Crisis

Children in Crisis Can’t Wait
The Case for System Transformation

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Child Fatalities in Rhode Island

The Public’s Radio, April 26, 2024
‘Our safety net really has started to fray’: Darlene Allen on what’s behind growing child fatalities in Rhode Island

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Press Release, April 16, 2024
‘Rhode Island Coalition for Children and Families Calls for Immediate Action in Response to Crisis of Child Fatalities and Near Fatalities’

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Boston Globe, April 16, 2024:
‘Staggering tragedies… without a clear plan’: Citing rise in child fatalities, coalition for children and families urges state leaders to take action

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Child Safety & Behavioral Health

Check out this story from The Providence Journal: RI needs to spend more on child safety, and behavioral health, coalition says.
Child safety, behavioral health, homelessness and poverty top its agenda.

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Human Services In Rhode Island

A workforce report developed by the Hassenfeld Institute for Public Leadership of Bryant University in partnership with RICCF.

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